Automatic railway-gate.



M. H. MoGOY. AUTOMATIC RAILWAY GATE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 27, 1908.

916,580. I Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

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M. H. MoGOY.

AUTOMATIC RAILWAY GATE.

APPLIOATIION FILED NOV. 27, 190B.

Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

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I l l l I 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OTYEILQE,

MILES H. MCCOY, OF COSHOGTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUELKIRKER, OF COSHOCTON, OHIO.

AUTOMATIC RAILWAY-GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 80, 1909.

Application filed November 27, 1908. Serial No. 4434,5633.

shocton,in the countyof Coshocton and State f of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Railway- (iates, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention has for its obj cct to devise a novel gate adaptedto be automati ically actuated by the approach of a train so 1 lowerportions curve inward and upward as to be opened, and to closeautomatically after the train has passed by the gate, thereby preventingstock from leaving an inclosure or other place in which they may becorralled.

With this and other objects in view that will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructionsand arrangements of the parts thatI shall hereinafter fully describe andclaim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, and toacquire a knowledge of the details of construction,

reference is to be had to the following description and accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a railway gate embodying theinvention; Fig. 2 is a cross section thereof parallel with the gate andat a right angle to the length of the track; and, Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of thebell cranks.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated mall the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

It is preferred to provide the gate in two sections or leaves 1, and tomount the same for sliding movement. A post 2 is erected at the rightside of the track, and forms a support for a section or leaf of thegate, said post havinga slot 8 in which the gate section 1 is mounted. Asecond post 4 is located some distance from the post 2 and acts jointlytherewith to support a section of the gate in its movements. One post lis located at each side of the track at a suitable distance from the st2. Parallel timbers 5 extend beneath t e track and at a right anglethereto, and project to a like distance from opposite sides thereof andsupport the osts 2 and 4 and the gate-actuating means. The timbers 5 maybe of wood or metal, and

5 position under are spaced apart a distance to receive the posts 4 andthe gate-opcrating levers 6, the latter having a vertical arrangen'ientand being pivotally connected to the end portions of the timbers 5. Aspring 7 cooperates with each lever 6, to hold its upper end pressedinward to maintain the gate in closed normal conditions. The

l springs 7 may be of any construction, and

l l l their upper ends are secured to the inner upper portions of thelevers 6, and their and engage the lower ends of the posts 4, the partsbeing arranged so that the springs 7 exert an inward pull upon the upperends of the levers 6. A rod 8 connects the upper end of each of thelevers 6 with the adjacent gate section, and is mounted in a slot 9formed in the upper end of the respective posts 4. Bell cranks 10 and 11are located immediately below the track and are pivotally supported bythe timbers 5. The lower members of the cranks are connected by rods 12with the lower ends of the respective gateoperating levers U. The uppermembers of the bell cranks overlap and are adapted to be depressed whensubjected to vertical pres sure from above, so as to draw the lower endsof the lovers 6 inward and cause their "upper ends to correspondinglymove out ward and open the gate 5, separating the sections or leaves 1.The bell crank 11 is composed of corresponding members which are spacedapart to receive the bell crank 10 which is formed of a single part.tremities of the upper members of the bell cranks are provided withrollers 13 and 14 which are adapted to engage with the under side of themovable track sections so as to o'ller a minimum amount of resistance tothe movement of said track sections when depressed. The roller 13 isarranged to bear against one edge of the bell crank 10, and is mountedbetween the members of the bell crank 11. crank 10 is provided with apair of rollers 14 which are adapted to engage the adjacent edges of theupper members of the bell crank 11. By arranging the bell cranks androllers in a manner substantially as herein disclosed, both bell cranksreceive a like movement, and the sections or leaves 1 of the gate aremoved outward alike, thereby preventing a train from coming in contactWith either section or leaf 1.

The ex- The upper member of the bell The track is provided upon eachside of the gate'with a movable'section 15 which ispivoted at the endremote from the gate and normally raised at the end adjacent to thegate. The movable track sections 15 are mounted upon a frame comprisinglongitudinal timbers 16 which are secured't'o the transverse timbers 5and are arranged upon opposite sides of the track, so as to receive themovable sections 15 and prevent lateral displacement, thereof. Wearirons 17 are fitted to the under sides of the adjacent ends of the tracksections 15 and rest upon the rollers 13 and 14. The movable or pivotedtrack sections 15 terminate about in the plane ofthe gate, and as theirinner ends are depressed by the weight of the engine passing thereover,the bell cranks 10 and 11 are operated and move the levers 6 so as toseparate the sections or leaves 1 comprising the gate, thereby openingthe latter and providing a clear passage for the train- After the trainpasses by the gate and clears the movable track section on the innerside of the gate, the latter automatically closes by the action of thesprings 7 in the manner stated.

Itris to be understood that the movable sections 15 may be arranged tocome be-' tween the rails of the main track, so that upon the approachof a train, the'flanges or tread portions of the car wheels may engagewith and depress the sections 15 and operate the gate in the manner setforth. In this adaptation, the main rails. are continuous, the parts 15being devoid of rail sections forming a continuation of the track rails.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. In a railway gate the combination of a movable track section, a gatemounted to normally extend over the track, a vertically arranged leverat one side of the track, means connecting the upper end of said leverwith the gate, a bell crank arranged beneath the movable track sectionand having the latter supported upon theupright member of said bellcrank, which is normally inclined to the perpendicular, and meansconnecting the approximately horizontal member of the bell crank withthe lower end of said vertically arranged lever.

2. In a railway gate the combination of a movabletrack section, a gatecomprising two leavesarranged to normally extend over the track,oppositely disposed bell cranks located beneath the movable tracksection and supporting the latter upon their upright members, whichnormally incline to the perpendicular in opposite directions, andconnecting means between the approximately horizontal membersof the bellcranks and the afore-' said leaves to effect an opening and a closing ofthe gate.

3. In combination, cooperating movable track sections, a gate arrangedto normally extend over the track, and actuating means for the gatecomprising companion bell cranks, the one consisting of a single partand the other comprising two like parts spaced to receive between themthe single bell crank.

4. In combination a movable track section, a gate comprising leavesnormally extended over the track, oppositely disposed bell cranksarranged beneath the movable track section and supporting the latterupon their upright members which are oppositely inclined to thevertical, vertical levers located upon opposite sides of the track andhaving their upper ends connected with the respective leaves, springscooperating with said levers to both hold the gate closed and themovable track section elevated, and connecting means between theapproximately hori- Zontal members'of the bell cranks and the lower endsof said vertical levers.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MILES H. MCCOY. [L. s.] lVitnesses GEO. D. KLEiN, MARY M. HUNT.

